The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, Indianapolis Lawyers Division Chapter, will host a lunchtime speaker
at noon March 29 at the Conrad Indianapolis, Hong Kong Room, 50 W. Washington St.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has determined that the estate of an independent contractor who fell off a ladder and died was
properly compensated through the state workers' compensation act, and the man’s estate cannot later claim that his injuries
occurred outside the scope of employment.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has determined a Marion County judge properly granted summary judgment in favor of a group of
insurance companies because the city of Evansville was seeking coverage for projects aimed at preventing future sewer discharges,
rather than remediating past discharges, which wouldn’t be covered by the policies.

The Indiana Supreme Court has held that the notices sent by the state Family and Social Services Administration to inform
applicants they were denied Medicaid, food stamps, or family assistance benefits are unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment’s
due process clause because they do not sufficiently explain the reasons for being denied.

In declaring precedent from 1904 bad law, the Indiana Supreme Court has determined that individuals who’ve voluntarily
left employment can pursue a claim against their former employers under the state’s blacklisting statute.

A divided Indiana Supreme Court has held that the pollution exclusion contained in a general commercial liability policy is
ambiguous and should be construed to provide coverage rather than in favor of the insurance company trying to deny coverage.

The Indiana Supreme Court has held that a construction manager on the Lucas Oil Stadium construction project didn’t
have a legal duty to ensure jobsite safety to a subcontractor’s employee either by contract or individual actions, and
as a result, cannot be held liable for workplace negligence.

The Indiana Court of Appeals made two minor corrections to its original opinion ordering an attorney to pay appellate fees
due to his conduct in a purported class-action lawsuit against Clarian Health Partners, but upheld the order the attorney
pay the fees.

This year’s Monsanto Lecture at Valparaiso University Law School will feature University of Michigan Law School professor
Scott Hershovitz. His presentation is entitled, “What does tort law do? What can it do?”

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed Senate Enrolled Act 1 into law Tuesday evening. The legislation deals with the right of
people to defend against unlawful entry and was created in response to the Indiana Supreme Court ruling in Barnes v. State.

It’s up to a trier of fact to determine if someone’s conduct involved repeated or continuing harassment to qualify
as stalking, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled, since there is no statutorily determinate timeframe required for this type of
conviction.

Three Indiana justices affirmed a trial court order finding a business owner, his attorney and an environmental firm in contempt
for doing work on a site with possible environmental issues after a temporary restraining order had been issued.

The Indiana Supreme Court has reversed a trial court’s decision to set aside a tax deed, finding the Marion County auditor’s
office satisfied the due process requirement articulated by the United States Supreme Court.

Last month, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Mitch Daniels doesn’t have to testify in the dispute between the
state and IBM regarding a cancelled contract to modernize the state’s welfare system. On Wednesday, the justices explained
their reasoning.

The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the murder conviction of a defendant who killed a Bloomington man in response to a sexual
assault, but found the circumstances around the killing warranted a lesser sentence.